Job Description:
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Position: Laboratory Technician (2 positions)
File#: 2020-19093
Status: Temporary Part Time (until September 2021)
Department: Preanalytics - Laboratory, Medicine & Genetics
Hours of Work/Shift: Available to work all shifts 24/7
Site: Credit Valley Hospital
Posted: November 24, 2020
Internal Deadline: December 1, 2020
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Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community
When we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community - patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers. The foundational goals of our new strategic plan - quality, access and sustainability - anchor everything we do. Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients - inside and outside the hospital.
At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team!
The successful candidate will be responsible for Phlebotomy of Adults, Children and Neonates. Responsibilities will also include preparation of specimens for processing, including sorting, accessioning, centrifuging and aliquoting. There will be traveling to offsite laboratory collection clinics.
Qualifications:
Successfully completed an accredited Laboratory or Medical Assistant course
OSMT (Ontario Society of Medical Technology) or CSMLS (Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science) certification preferred
Previous hospital experience in Phlebotomy of neonates, children and adults is preferred
All shift availability 24 hours/7 days is required (Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends and Holidays)
Minimum typing speed of 30 w.p.m. and previous Meditech experience
Satisfactory attendance and performance required
Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.
To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca
Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing, based on our values compassion, excellence and courage. To be Better Together, we commit to fostering a respectful workplace culture that promotes a safe and supportive environment for everyone who provides care, supports caregiving, receives care or visits the hospital.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.
We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.